Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center

Details about researcher: Marit Slåstuen

CV

Marit Kyte Slåstuen is a physiotherapist who graduated from Oslo university collage in 2011. She has work experience from specialist and municipal health services.

In 2013, Marit started her Master degree in sports physiotherapy at the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, located at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. Her master project is part of a PhD-project, called "The young elite athlete´s health"

In her master thesis, Marit will monitor the incidence and prevalence of injuries and illnesses in young elite cross country skiers at Sport elite high schools, Wang and NTG. The skiers´ health, training and competition exposure, will be compared with other endurance athletes included in the project.

Projects

• The association between physical fitness level and number and severity of injury and illness in youth elite athletes

  Project manager: Christine Holm Moseid

• The association between early specialization and performance level with injury and illness risk in youth elite athletes

  Project manager: Christine Holm Moseid

• The prevalence and severity of health problems in youth elite sports: a 6-month prospective cohort study of 320 athletes

  Project manager: Christine Holm Moseid

• The young athlete´s health

  Project manager: Christine Holm Moseid

Publications